Electric branding iron



Dec. 7, 1948. C. E. FARRAR ELECTRIC BRANDING IRON Filed OCT.. 17, 194'( Allan/ey;

Patented Dec. 7, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a novel construction of electrically heated branding iron for use in branding cattle and other animals and which may likewise be used for branding wooden or other parts of tools and equipment capable of being burnt by branding irons.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a branding iron which will greatly facilitate the branding of cattle and which may be energized by connection to conventional house current for heating a branding element forming a part of the device.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a branding iron of extremely simple construction capable of being readily connected to or disconnected from a source of electric current and which may be quickly and economically heated to `a suflicient temperature for efficiently accomplishing the branding operation.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a branding iron which, in addition to accomplishing a considerable saving in time in accomplishing the branding operation, may be utilized under a shelter in bad weather or in conjunction with and at the same time that other operations, such as spraying, dehorning, castrating and assorting animals is being accomplished.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the electric branding iron;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof; and

Figure 3 is an end elevation looking from left to right of Figures 1 and 2.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the novel branding iron is in its entirety and comprising the invention is designated generally 5 and includes a handle 6 which may be formed of wood or other suitable electrical insulating material and which is provided with a recess I on the outer end thereof and a bore 8 extending longitudinally of the handle from its inner end to said recess 1. A pair of supporting arms 9 are secured in any suitable manner as by means of clamps I0 to the handle 6, adjacent the inner end thereof and diverge outwardly therefrom and terminate in flat, apertured free ends II to each of which is connected a clamp I2 as by means of a nut `and bolt fastening which engages aperture-d ends of the clamp I2 and which extends through the aperture of the at end I I.

The fastenings I3 in addition to securing the clamp I2 to the arms 9 function for drawing the clamp I2 into detachable, clamping engagement with end portions of a copper tube lilwhich, in the embodiment of the invention as disclosed, is shaped to represent the letter C. A coiled electrical wire I5 extends through the tube I 4 and is encased in -a tube or Wrapping, preferably formed of asbestos or mica, as seen at IS in Figure 1. The resistance wire I5 is provided with uncoiled ends I1 which project from the ends of the tube I4 and which are connected to corresponding ends of plates or strips I8 of conducting material. The portions I'I may be enclosed in tubes of electrical insulating material, desig nated I9, which extend into corresponding ends of larger tubes of electrical insulating material 20 in which the strips I8 are disposed. A conductor wire 2| is connected to the opposite end of each of the electrical conducting strips I8 and is likewise enclosed in a tube 22 of electrical insulating material and extends from said conduct-- ing strip I8 through the bore 8 of the handle 6. The opposite ends of the conductor wires 2l are connected to a conventional male electric plug 23 which is disposed within the handle recess 'I and which is adapted to be connected to a suitable electric extension cord 24, leading from a source of electric current such as conventional domestic, alternating house current. Electric cord 24 is preferably provided with a socket 25 equipped with a switch 26 and which may contain a cornbination plug 21 which engages the socket 25 and to which the prongs of the plug 23 are connected.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the resistance wire I5 will be heated when the branding iron 5 is connected to a source of electric current through the extension cord 24 for heating the copper tube I4 to a sufficient temperature so that it may be utilized for branding animals or for branding burnable portions of tools or other equipment, and it will be readily obvious that the branding tube I4 will be maintained heated so long as the iron 5 is connected to the electric source so that it may be used sub.- stantially without interruption while the resistance wire l5 is energized, or may be used for a limited period of time after the resistance wire I5 is deenergized.

Obviously, the shape of the tube Ill may be varied depending upon the letter, ligure or design of the brand to be applied and the shape of the arms 9 may likewise be Varied, depending upon the shape of the brand. Likewise, the branding tube I4 and other parts of the branding iron 5 may be made in various sizes and numerous other modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter dened by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

An electrical branding iron comprising a handle of electrical insulating material having supporting arms secured to and projecting from one end thereof, la thollow tube of a heat conducting 10 Wood and having a recessed outer end for accominodating said electric plug and a bore extending from its inner end to said recess, providing a con duit for an electrical conductor.

CHARLES E. FARRAR.

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